Help NASA Find Practical Ways to Monitor Astronaut Body Temperature in Low Earth Orbit
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Researchers: Help NASA Find Practical Ways to Monitor Astronaut Body Temperature in Low Earth Orbit NASA invites the research community to provide input to improve how it monitors and manages astronauts’ core body temperature during a mission. Why Is Monitoring Core Temperatures Important? Emerging evidence suggests body temperature may run higher in microgravity and rise […] The post Help NASA Find Practical Ways to Monitor Astronaut Body Temperature in Low Earth Orbit appeared first on NASA Science .
Home Human Research Program Help NASA Find Practical Ways… HRP Home HRP Elements Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Human Health Countermeasures Space Radiation Research Operations and Integration HRP Hazards & Risks Hazards Risks HRP Videos HRP News Living in Space Researchers: Help NASA Find Practical Ways to Monitor Astronaut Body Temperature in Low Earth Orbit (June 30, 2026) — At center, Expedition 74 flight engineers Jack Hathaway of NASA and Sophie Adenot of ESA pose with NASA flight engineers Jessica Meir (far left) and Chris Williams (far right) after assisting the pair into their spacesuits inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock ahead of a spacewalk. CREDIT: ESA/Sophie Adenot NASA invites the research community to provide input to improve how it monitors and manages astronauts’ core body temperature during a mission.
Why Is Monitoring Core Temperatures Important?
Emerging evidence suggests body temperature may run higher in microgravity and rise faster during exercise. NASA wants to better understand this and determine whether higher core body temperatures cause discomfort and overheating during exercise, spacewalks, and landing back on Earth. To best safeguard crews, NASA is exploring how monitoring technologies and research designs could improve models, protocols, and guidance during missions to low Earth orbit and during landing, as well as during future missions to the Moon.
What Are We seeking?
NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) is seeking input from the scientific community on:
Responses will guide work aligned with International Space Station missions and will inform future studies and operations on Artemis missions and on future commercial destinations in low Earth orbit.
Is This a Funding Solicitation?
No. This RFI is for information gathering purposes only. NASA will use responses for planning and acquisition strategy on a non‑attributable basis. Please do not submit restricted/proprietary data.
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Deadline : October 14, 2026, 2:00 p.m. CT.
Apply: Click here to submit your ideas.
Questions : Contact the HRP chief science office at js-hrp-chief-science-office@mail.nasa.gov .
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